The Senate passed landmark legislation Monday night intended to regulate the Wild West of college sports compensation and transfers, teeing up a vote in the House after the November midterm elections.
They hold national hearings and craft legislation. They represent millions of constituents across the country and are some of the biggest decision makers in the world. This week, they voted on whether to vote to oust the government official who is second in line to the presidency. But even members of Congress say they are...
All eyes are on Rafah. The city in southern Gaza, where more than a million Palestinians have sheltered since Israel’s war against Hamas began in October, is drawing global attention as Hamas’s last stronghold in the enclave — and the planned target of Israel’s next major incursion. The fate of the 1.4 million civilians crammed...
There’s one thing both Republicans and Democrats agree upon when it comes to the 2024 election: Voter apathy is real, and it’s a problem both campaigns are quickly trying to solve. Voters seem increasingly tuned out of the election between two candidates they know well and a third party candidate who might not fit all...
Feuds on Capitol Hill are nothing new, but the current Congress has featured some doozies. From the historic toppling of a House Speaker to the profanity-laced sniping between conservative hard-liners, the last 16 months have been chock-full of momentous clashes that have roiled both chambers and played an outsized role in how Congress functions. Those...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is drawing fire from every corner of the media following the launch of her book, which sparked backlash over multiple anecdotes recounted in its pages. Noem, who has long been considered a front-runner to be former President Trump’s running mate, drew immediate, fierce criticism over stories she told involving...
The Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake feud — already dubbed the biggest beef in recent rap history — is a story of two successful individuals, who have large egos, fed up with one another. Sound familiar? Beefs — both personal and policy-based, some of which can take a petty turn — are a tale as old as time on Capitol...
The Biden administration's move to loosen federal regulations on marijuana could help the president make much-needed headway among younger voters, a group that was crucial to his 2020 win but is showing waning enthusiasm for his reelection bid. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s announcement last month that it will move forward with taking marijuana from Schedule...
Adult film star Stormy Daniels Stormy Daniels trolled former President Trump and his legal team after testifying Thursday in the New York hush money trial. “Real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh...wait. Nevermind,” Daniels said in a Thursday post on social media platform X. Daniels’ swipe...
Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-chair Lara Trump said that it is “pretty obvious” that her father-in-law, former President Trump, accepts presidential election results. Trump made the comment when she was asked if recent remarks by former and current leaders of the Democratic Party, like former President Obama and President Biden that Trump, will not accept...
House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said President Biden and his administration have not been clear on their policy around sending weapons to Israel in relation to an invasion of the city of Rafah. “My main criticism of the administration… president right now is they just haven't been clear on what their...
Xavier University of Louisiana, an HBCU in New Orleans, became the second school to cancel the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's address amid the students’ Gaza protests. The institution reversed course on its choice of a commencement speaker after pressure from students and the community over Thomas-Greenfield's voting record at the UN. University President Reynold...
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is set to hold a hearing on the federal response to the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, according to a Thursday press release from the committee. “Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure [Chair Sam Graves (R-Mo.)] announced that the full Committee will hold a...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said President Biden’s threat to halt weapons to Israel is “deeply misguided.” “Certainly, President Biden has always been a great friend to Israel, but I think that this decision is deeply misguided,” Bennett told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Thursday. “What are we being told here,” he continued. “We have...
